Ionactis caelestis

Ionactis caelestis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ionactis
Species:	I. caelestis
Binomial name
	Ionactis caelestis; & G.L.Nesom 1992

Ionactis caelestis, the Spring Mountain aster,^[1] is a rare North American species in the sunflower family. It has been found only in southern Nevada in the western United States.^[2]

Description[]

Ionactis caelestis is a small perennial shrub up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with a thick woody taproot. The plant usually produces several flower heads in a flat-topped array.^[3]

References[]

^ "Ionactis caelestis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster

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[1] "Ionactis caelestis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[tammy-3] Flora of North America, Ionactis caelestis P. J. Leary & G. L. Nesom, 1992. Spring Mountain ankle-aster, aster

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